{"id":1924,"date":"2015-04-20T06:22:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T06:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/?p=1924"},"modified":"2015-04-20T06:22:31","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T06:22:31","slug":"best-elvis-presley-songs-for-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/blog\/uncategorized\/best-elvis-presley-songs-for-dancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Elvis Presley Songs for Dancing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2015\/04\/Elvis.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1925 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2015\/04\/Elvis.jpg\" alt=\"Elvis\" width=\"361\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, January 8th, is the King of music\u2019s 80th birthday, and Elvis tunes are still as fabulous and enjoyable as ever!<\/p>\n<p>One of the 20th century\u2019s most influential cultural icons, Elvis\u2019 career spanned more than two decades!\u00a0 His commercial success covered multiple musical genres such as blues, gospel and of course, pop. Having sold over 600 million units worldwide, Elvis Presley is the best selling solo artist in history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCan\u2019t Help Falling in Love with You\u201d &#8211; Viennese Waltz\u00a0<\/strong>A popular match for any wedding couple\u2019s first dance, this classic song from Elvis\u2019 1961 film \u201cBlue Hawaii\u201d is regularly paired with this lovely dance. \u201cCan\u2019t Help Falling in Love with You\u201d features the necessary 60 beats per minute to fit the Viennese Waltz, while the romantic lyrics pair nicely with this elegant and graceful dance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cJailhouse Rock\u201d &#8211; Jive\u00a0<\/strong>When the warden threw a party in the county jail, the inmates were definitely doing the Jive! This dance style, original to the United States, pairs terrifically with America\u2019s original Rocker. <a>Check out this clip<\/a> from the BBC hit show, \u201cStrictly Come Dancing\u201d (think \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d) as competitors perform this high-octane dance to Presley\u2019s timeless classic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHound Dog\u201d &#8211; East Coast Swing\u00a0<\/strong>A rhythm dance with both 6- and 8-beat patterns, the East Coast Swing goes well with one of the more controversial hits from Elvis\u2019 collection. Whether fans consider Presley\u2019s 1956 hit a true cover or not, \u201cHound Dog\u201d hits all the right notes to go with this fun dance with its distinguishing bounce, triple steps and swaying hip movements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHeartbreak Hotel\u201d &#8211; West Coast Swing\u00a0<\/strong>Well, we couldn\u2019t leave out the left coast, could we? Unlike its more upbeat sibling from the east, West Coast Swing is considered a more formal, sensual dance where the dancers stay in a rectangular slot on the dance floor, moving in an up and down position. \u201cHeartbreak Hotel\u2019s\u201d heavy reverberation and slow tempo make it a perfect fit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s Now or Never\u201d &#8211; Rumba\u00a0<\/strong>The slowest of the five competitive international ballroom dances, the Rumba\u2019s slow movements blend well with one of Elvis\u2019 most popular ballads. The song spent five weeks as the No. 1 record in the United States in 1960 and reappeared atop the British charts with its re-release in 2005. <a target=\"_media\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out this hot rendition<\/a> from the 2010 Fred Astaire Dance Studio showcase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, January 8th, is the King of music\u2019s 80th birthday, and Elvis tunes are still as fabulous and enjoyable as ever! One of the 20th century\u2019s most influential cultural icons, Elvis\u2019 career spanned more than two decades!\u00a0 His commercial success covered multiple musical genres such as blues, gospel and of course, pop. Having sold over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}